{"product_id":"cleopatras-nose-judith-thurman-9780312427757","title":"Cleopatra's Nose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotable Book of 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCleopatra's Nose \u003c\/i\u003eis an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles, representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and women's work--a term that, in her definition, encompasses haute couture, literature, and ruling empires. The subjects are varied--Cleopatra, Jackie Kennedy, Anne Frank; tofu, performance art, pornography--but as a whole these essays hint at the central preoccupations of a uniquely inquisitive mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Thurman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312427751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312427757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2008 pg. 20","brand":"Judith Thurman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946434887935,"sku":"9780312427757","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_854800b2-4a6a-4995-921a-01647fd4ad0a.jpg?v=1681513129","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cleopatras-nose-judith-thurman-9780312427757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}